Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 16692
Elections: Local Government
Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the forthcoming Clacton by-election.
Answer
Samantha DixonThe estimated cost of the Clacton by-election is set out in The Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers’ Charges) Order 2024. The average (mean) cost of a UK parliamentary by-election between 2021 and 2025 was approximately £343,768, including candida...
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